J'adoube (Master Post)Summary: The Winchesters are unwilling pawns in an apocalyptic game between Heaven and Hell. It’s White’s move, and they aren’t playing fair. 50k words total.

Jai Guru Deva Om (Master Post)Summary: Feeling abandoned by his family, an emotionally vulnerable Dean investigates a strange commune alone. With Sam at Stanford and John off the grid, help seems unlikely when the young hunter falls under the influence of the group’s charismatic leader. 109k words total.

While Angels Watched (Master Post)Summary: Dean is a young, vibrant hunter with a keen sense of purpose, itching to prove himself. When a sudden, catastrophic illness strikes him down, Heaven and Earth collide in a desperate race to save his life. 60k words total.

Dust Devils (Master Post)Summary: The Winchesters fight time, a vengeful spirit, and a wind demon in order to save a little girl from the monster who's stalking her. Hurt!Dean, Heavily Dean-centric. 133k words total.

Killing Me Softly (Master Post)Summary: While on a case in Louisville, KY, Dean gets a song stuck in his head. He's not amused. Hurt!Dean, and the usual brotherly shenanigans. 68k words total.

Notes: This story veers into AU territory (but with a mostly canon ending) and takes place sometime during the “classic” Kripke-era of SPN. Assume spoilers for the first five seasons and you’ll be fine.

Acknowledgements: I borrowed my title from Cheryl Wheeler's song of the same name. And as always, my undying gratitude goes to my Aramis-loving beta, Sue Pokorny. You rock my socks, girl. nong_pradu has my thanks as well for beta reading the story and offering invaluable feedback. Many thanks go to Sue also for the beautiful poster art she created to accompany the story on LJ and AO3.

Acknowledgements: My thanks go to Numpty and jennygeee for being my guinea pigs and consulting on Chapter One. Thanks to nong_pradu for her support. Biggest thanks of all go to my husband, Brian, for helping me post to LJ and for putting up with the crazy. Kk…kk…more!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For PDF, EPUB, MOBI versions, head over to AO3:View at AO3

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